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So often we are told that we must do big things for God. As a result the routine and mundane tasks of life seem devalued, if not totally insignificant. The Majesty in the Menial helps us to have confidence that everything we do - no matter how insignificant - is meaningful to God, and therefore should also be meaningful to us.
Luther E Smith
Luther E. Smith, Jr. is Professor of Church and Community at the Candler School of Theology of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Smith writes and speaks extensively on issues of church and society, congregational renewal, Christian spirituality, and the thought of Howard Thurman. He is the author of Howard Thurman: The Mystic as Prophet (Friends United Press) and editor of Howard Thurman: Essential Writings (Orbis Books).
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